Birmingham vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$2244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$4752
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$1423
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$2066
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$3156
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	1.14M	569K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 11% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 1780th and 1178th ($2004 vs $2244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 18th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Hamilton ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 58th and 143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Hamilton

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	Birmingham	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$54.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	6.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$16988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$5141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$84.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$1101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$21895

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2293
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2192
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1949
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2600
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2218
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2128
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2084
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$2217
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1734
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2576
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2390
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$2073
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$1821
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2358
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1816
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2194
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2578
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$1915
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2156
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2085
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2074
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2031
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1598
116 km or 72 mi	London	$2067
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1529
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1408
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2048
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$2004
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1738